Interest in H shares is selective as people expect some H shares to report strong results this week, while others are forecast to turn in weak earnings.
There was short-covering on some H shares after falls last week.
People are still very keen on buying China shares as it's the biggest growth story -- and Hong Kong is catching the coattails of China's growth.
The experience with New World Development proved a company could rebuff attempts by TCI to keep increasing its holding. What New World Development did was to place shares to friendly investors to strengthen its controlling stake.